Zoonoses is the term used to describe those diseases which can be, and routinely are, transferred, from animals to humans, with the category currently including the likes of: Ebola, Rabies, Leprosy and Anthrax. However, in recent years another disease has been increasingly making the transition from animals to humans, this is Plasmodium Knowlesi, also known […]
infectious diseases
The Zika virus and its dire impact
On February 1st the World Health Organisation declared that the Zika Virus is a public health emergency after a large outbreak in Brazil. Before you quarantine yourself, here is all you need to know on the virus that is sweeping South America. The Zika Virus is spread mainly via mosquito bites from the Aedes genus of mosquito that populates tropical and […]